Tag / South Korea
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Pyongyang 2012: Policy Shift or Brinksmanship?
Without its nuclear deterrent, the North Korean regime’s continued existence would be unlikely. Its people are starving, and even its military, which is granted most of North Korea’s meager resources and is the 4th largest in the world, is beset by fuel and ammunition shortages and uses antiquated equipment. Threats of US-South Korean invasion would…
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Still il?
In the style of Joseph Goebbels, North Korean state television celebrated Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un’s first birthday in power on January 8 with a rousing documentary detailing the young ruler’s prodigious achievements. Less than a month into a term that could last half a century, North Koreans know their dear leader as “having the wisdom…
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North Korea Announces New Nuclear Plans
Yesterday, North Korean military officials sent a warning to the US and its allies by announcing that it will conduct further nuclear weaponry tests. These strikes have deeply concerned North Korea’s closest neighbors Japan and South Korea, but for the most part, this latest threat is being taken quietly. North Korea quit the “Six Party…
